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Relive Heartbreaking Memories With These Quotes From “That Thing Called Tadhana”

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That Thing Called Tadhana

Part of Cinema One Originals 2014, That Thing Called Tadhana becomes the movie for the hopeless and hopeful people. It’s a kind of movie that you’ll definitely watch over and over again—whether in movie theater or in a DVD copy, if there is.

Tadhana is a striking comedy film because of the witty banter between the two characters. However, it is also filled with deeper and more poignant scenes and kilig moments.

The movie also features quotable quotes that we can’t miss. Characters naturally exchange the lines, and thus it becomes more realistic. Their dialogue, I assume, are unforgettable because they are something that we can relate to. It’s the statements we say to our friends who undergone break-up; and also the lines we heard from the people who try to console us during our heartbreaking moments.

Through these quotes, the movie didn’t fail to remind us that love can be a wonderful thing.

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8 Favorite Quotes From the If I Stay Movie

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I entered the cinema with little expectations. I haven’t read the book, and the only reason I was interested is because of the pretty amazing soundtrack. Besides, it’s nice to see Chloe Grace Moretz looking all lady-like and different from her Kick-Ass role. There’s a lot to be desired from the melodramatic movie, with its overpowering voice over and random cuts in between scenes.

The teasers heavily marketed the romance angle of the plot, but it’s the family love that kept the movie afloat. Mia has a great family and a promising future waiting for her in Julliard. She also has a rocker boyfriend, and it’s almost like a love that will last a lifetime. Yet, there’s something lacking. There’s something too abrupt with the change of pace, shifting from happy to sad without a moment’s notice.

It’s not a movie I’ll highly recommend, nor is it one I’ll watch again. It’s not one for the Oscars and it didn’t redefine romance. But I did shed a few tears and take away a few good lines. [Read more…]

12 Memorable Lines From Rurouni Kenshin

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Before the applauded Rurouni Kenshin and Kyoto Inferno movies and Sato Takeru’s arguably perfect portrayal of the vagabond swordsman, there was the anime on Philippine TV.

Aired on Studio 23 in 1999 and on Channel 11 in 2006, Rurouni Kenshin or Samurai X is based on a Japanese manga and gained a following among Filipino viewers. Its plot depicted Japan’s war past, which would have been as boring as History subjects go, if not for the characters, the Kenshin-Kaoru romance, and Kenshin’s signature “oro?!”

Definitely one of the 90’s cartoons that makes us nostalgic of our childhood (though you won’t see it on this list. Forgot to include it, may bad)

I fondly remember watching it on Studio 23, after Time Quest on IBC 13.

So as an ode to the simple pleasure of watching cartoons when we were kids, here’s a collection of memorable Rurouni Kenshin lines about life, principles, death, and love. Enjoy! [Read more…]

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